ABSTRACT
The congress "Arsenic in the Environment" offers an international, multi- and interdisciplinary discussion platform for arsenic research aimed at practical solutions of problems with considerable social impact, as well as focusing on cutting edge and breakthrough research in physical, chemical, toxicological, medical and other specific issues on ar
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section I: Geology and hydrogeology of arsenic
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Seasonal hydrological connectivity and arsenic dynamics across an acid sulfate soil affected coastal wetland
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Natural arsenic in groundwater of Indus delta in the province of Sindh, Pakistan
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Evolution of arsenic and groundwater isotopes along a sharp gradient in arsenic concentrations in Van Phuc, Vietnam
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Arsenic and other heavy metal contamination in central India
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Relationship of arsenic contamination and ecology environment
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Groundwater arsenic chemistry and redox process comparison in three physiographic settings of deltaic West Bengal, India
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I.2 Hydrogeolocial / sedimentological control on arsenic distribution / heterogeneity Arsenic binding onto phyllosilicates and glutathione: Soil immobilisation and human excretion mechanisms
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Arsenic in groundwaters of the central Gangetic plain regions of India
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Spatial heterogeneity of arsenic in a deltaic groundwater environment of West Bengal, India
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Potentiality of shallow brown sand aquifers as an alternative safe drinking water source in Bengal Basin
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Monsoonal influence on stable isotope signature and arsenic distribution in groundwaters of rural West Bengal: A spatio-temporal study
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Potentiality of intermediate depth aquifer as a source of arsenic and manganese safe tubewells in Bangladesh
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Hydrogeology of an arsenic-mineralized fractured phyllite, and implications for groundwater arsenic dispersion
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Generalization of results from a pilot study by numerical modeling
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Characterization of subsurface sediments and its implication on arsenic mobilization in Gangetic plain
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Arsenic biotransformation and transfer from rhizosphere to plant
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Air-filled porosity controls on dissolved arsenic and cadmium concentrations in paddy soils
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The effects of organics on the transformation and release of arsenic
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Human exposure to arsenic and manganese in groundwater in the Red River Delta, Vietnam
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Adsorption of arsenic to different natural solids: Soils, stream sediments and peats
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Arsenic, selenium and antimony adsorption behavior in different soil types
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Leaching test for arsenic mobilization assessment from vanadium mining samples
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Arsenic bioavailability and mobility in contaminated soils and mine tailings
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Characteristics of potential arsenic leaching in paddy field soils
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Section II: Medical and health issues of arsenic
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Clinical trial involving selenium supplementation to counter arsenic toxicity among rural population in Bangladesh
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Ingested inorganic arsenic, cigarettes smoking and risk of urinary cancer in Taiwan
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An update of findings on arsenic exposure and respiratory outcomes from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS)
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The association between arsenic exposure from drinking water and arterial embolism and thrombosis in Northeastern Taiwan: Preliminary results
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Arsenic metabolism, lactate dehydrogenase and electrocardiogram abnormality among residents in the arseniasis-endemic areas of southwestern Taiwan
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Chronic exposure to arsenic and prevalence of diabetes in Mexico
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An update of findings on arsenic exposure and cardiovascular disease outcomes from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study (HEALS)
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Mental health burden and neuropsychiatric deficits of chronic arsenic exposure: First results of the Vietnamese field study
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Arsenic-protein binding: A quantitative overview
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Using X-ray absorption spectroscopy and microprobe synchrotron radiation-X-ray fluorescence imaging for understanding the mode of action of arsenic anti-leukaemia agents
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Synergistic toxic effects among arsenic, chromium and copper associated with chrome copper arsenate-treated wood
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Arsenic trioxide enhances radiation sensitivity of androgen-dependent and -independent human prostate cancer cells
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The arsenic stress defense mechanism of Corynebaterium glutamicum revealed
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Exogenous alpha lipoic acid supplementation modulates sodium arsenite induced functional and structural alterations in developing rat cerebellum
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ABCA1 reducing cellular arsenic accumulation in mammalian cells
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Genome-wide DNA methylation pattern of urothelial carcinoma with arsenic exposure
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Mitigating symptoms of chronic arsenic toxicity in rats using high selenium lentil diets
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Section III: Remediation and policy
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Arsenic from groundwater into soils, plants and the food chain: Complementary case studies from West Bengal, Inner Mongolia and the Red River Delta, Vietnam
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Arsenic and its bioavailability in surface waters in a black schist area in northern Sweden
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Bioavailability and toxicity of arsenic to earthworms in three soils
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Content of arsenic and heavy metals in the soils around the Novocherkassk Power Station
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Effect of diet on bio accessibility and biotransformation of arsenic
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III.2 Remediation and water treatment Arsenic removal from groundwater by small-scale reverse osmosis unit in rural Bihar, India
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Emerging options for solving the arsenic problems of rural and periurban areas in Latin America
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The strangely simple effect of silicic acid on arsenic sorption by ferrihydrite
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Role of phosphate in mobilizing arsenic from soil to groundwater in West Bengal: Experimental investigation
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Arsenic uptake by aquatic macrophytes: Possibilities for phytoremediation of arsenic-contaminated waters
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Evaluation of arsenic removal potential of few indigenous materials through batch study
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Biological filtration applied in Vietnam to remove arsenite from well water without a pre-oxidation step
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Natural arsenic occurrence and its removal from drinking water using a tubular photo-reactor enhanced with a solar concentrator in Cochabamba, Bolivia
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Arsenic removal from water by bio-iron produced from bacterial precipitation
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Removal of arsenic from water using modified highly selective adsorbents
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Removal of arsenic from drinking water using non-hazardous natural citrate sources
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Phytoremediation of arsenic contaminated mined soils: Combination of fern species and arbuscular mycorrizhal fungi
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Arsenic response in roots of Eucalyptus spp.
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Arsenic fractionation in soils in mining region of the Bolivian Altiplano
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Discontinuity in arsenic slope factor based on SW Taiwan data
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Geogenic arsenic attributable health risks in Europe
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Exposure of goby fish to manganese and arsenic mobilized from sediment in Lake Biwa under hypoxia
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In-situ remediation of an anthropogenic arsenic contamination
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Uptake of arsenate and arsenite by two Pteris vittata ecotypes
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Health, labor supply and productivity: An econometric study of Cambodian farm households and arsenic consumption
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Section IV: Analytical methods for arsenic
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Homogeneity and stability testing of a candidate reference material for the determination of total arsenic in tuna fish sample
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Concentration of arsenic, cadmium and lead in home garden vegetables of Bangladesh
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Evidences of arsenic (III) precipitation on iron (III) oxy-hydroxides from the combination of Raman spectroscopy, density functional theory calculations, and extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy
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Arsenic speciation in rice using liquid chromatography and flow injection atomic fluorescence spectrometry (FI-HPLC-HG-AFS)
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Histopathological alterations in the tissues of fresh water fish Channa punctatus (Bloch.) due to sodium arsenite exposure
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Speciation analysis and distribution characteristics of arsenic in Pteris vittata L. grown on arsenic ectopic remediation site
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The use of ion chromatography hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry (HPLC-HG-AFS) for arsenic speciation in apple juice
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Section S1: Special Topic 1: Risk assessment of arsenic from mining
chapter |4 pages
Conveners: Jochen Bundschuh (AU, SE), Ma. Teresa Alarcón Herrara (MX), Luiz Roberto Arsenic from mining old and new: Legacies and challenges
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Bioavailability and pharmacokinetics of arsenic in rats are influenced by cadmium: Health risk assessment of mine wastes
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Evaluation of 10 years stability of concentrated arsenic-sulfide tailings
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Temporal variation and co-occurrence of fluoride and arsenic in aquifers of the central semi-arid region of Chihuahua, Mexico
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Arsenic speciation in surface water polluted from cinnabar ore mining and processing at Red Devil, Alaska
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Arsenic speciation of lead-zinc mine wastes using X-ray absorption spectroscopy
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Integrated remediation and development of an arsenic contaminated site
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Section S2: Special Topic 2: Geomicrobiology of arsenic
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Conveners: Thomas Kulp (US), Joanne Santini (UK), Jochen Bundschuh (AU, SE) & Microbial arsenic metabolism and the impact on arsenic bioremediation
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Microbial influence on arsenic speciation: In search of the origins of arsenic resistance
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The influence of sulfate reducing bacteria on arsenic, iron, and sulfate behaviour under anaerobic condition
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Colonization of freshwater periphyton under chronic arsenate exposure: Influence of nutrient status
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Fungal processes affecting speciation and mobility of arsenic
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Section S3: Special Topic 3: Geothermal arsenic
chapter |4 pages
Conveners: Jochen Bundschuh (AU, SE), Thomas Pichler (DE), Biological processes affecting geothermal arsenic in a lowland river
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Case studies of arsenic in hydrothermal fluids of three different regimes: Menez Gwen (MAR), Manus Basin, and Panarea (Äolian Island-arc)
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Geothermal arsenic in Taiwan: Geochemistry and microbial diversity
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Occurrence of arsenic and related microbial signature of hydrothermal systems in Western Turkey
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Section S4: Special Topic 4: Rice arsenic and health perspective
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Arsenic exposure and health risk from consumption of brown rice in rural Bengal, India
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Arsenic concentration in soil, rice and straw in central India
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Section S5: Special Topic 5: Sustainable mitigation of arsenic: From field trials to policy implications
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Tubewell platform color: Assessment of a tool for rapid screening of arsenic and manganese in well water
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Pay-for-use arsenic testing: Promoting demand-driven mitigation and monitoring in Bangladesh
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Wide spread arsenic in deeper groundwater of western Bengal basin, West Bengal, India: Implications for sustainable alternate drinking water sources
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Development of a successful institutional mechanism for arsenic screening in the Brahmaputra Floodplain in Assam
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Section S6: Special Topic 6: Biochemical processes of high arsenic groundwater in inland basins